DAN GUYTON
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Dan Guyton
Attic |
| 1st Produced: | Studio Dante Theatre, NY | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN | - | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | Drama Thriller, 35 min | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | part of a night of one-acts called "Dear Old Mother - and Other Love Songs | |||||
| Synopsis: | Winner of the Kennedy Center/ACTF Short Play award in 2004, "Attic" has been hailed as one of the "Most innovative, original plays I've ever seen" by ACTF adjudicator Gary Garrison. It is a poetic thriller about a young man's return home to the family he once tried to destroy. They're not sure how they feel about his return, though - after all, the doctors say he's better now. But, what they don't know can hurt them. Mature audiences only | |||||
Bedford's Sty |
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Ten minute play | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | A man is told to avenge the murder of his father | |||||
Boys Night In |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Ten minute play | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | The air conditioning breaks down on the hottest night of the year | |||||
Death Of A Snowman |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Ten minute play | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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| Synopsis: | An existentialist version of Frosty the Snowman | |||||
Don Wannabe |
| 1st Produced: | Maureen Stapleton Theater, New York | 2002 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Ten minute play | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
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| Synopsis: | A Hollywood star was to be sincere with women - but his inner self wont allow it. | |||||
Father And Son |
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Ten minute play | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | God becomes an atheist | |||||
Friend To All The Little Guys, A |
| 1st Produced: | Author's Playhouse in Bay Shore, NY | - | ||||
| Company: | New Author's Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy, 35 min | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
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| Synopsis: | Two mob thugs pressure an unwilling pool man into kidnapping a baby for them. Ey, it's freakin' hilarious! | |||||
Georgie Gets a Face-Lift |
| 1st Produced: | Studio Dante Theatre, NY | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Dark Comedy, 10 min | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Finalist in the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF) Region IV 10-minute play competition in 2003. Semi-Finalist in the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival in 2005 . Part of a night of one-acts called "Dear Old Mother - and O | |||||
| Synopsis: | Georgie tries to commit suicide. Many times. But the phone keeps ringing, and the door keeps knocking, and crap! Now his mother's here. VERY DARK COMEDY. For mature audiences only | |||||
Got Change For A Two? |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1999 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | One act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Dan Guyton and Spencer Temkin | |||||
| Synopsis: | Two friends get drunk and discuss money and the opposite sex | |||||
I'm Not Gay |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Loftkastalinn in Reykjavic, Iceland | - | ||||
| Company: | Fimbulvetur | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Dark Farce/Comedy, 70 min | - | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | doubling encouraged | |||||
| Notes: | A 10-minute version also exists, as well as an Icelandic translation, titled 'Eg Er Ekki Hommi!' 10-minute version won "Best Comedy" at the Author's Playhouse New Author Festival, 2005." | |||||
| Synopsis: | Gary is a homophobe. The play explores his prejudices in one of the funniest, most shocking tragedies of all time. Revered and hated by critics across the globe, this play nearly caused someone to choke to death on opening night in Iceland. Some say it was from laughter. Others say it was the bile in the back of her throat. Regardless, you'll never forget the experience as Gary tried to prove how "not gay" he truly is. Mature audiences only. | |||||
In The Shadow Of A War |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Drama/Satire, 10 min | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2 m/f | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | An homage to Samuel Beckett, and a parody of this blasted war. Two roommates await the cannon fire of an impending army | |||||
MacBreath |
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Dimensions Magazine" 1995 | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | One act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 |
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| Synopsis: | Mabeth set in the corporate world of Wall Street | |||||
Mid Day At The Greasy Spoon |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Ten minute play | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | Two friends eat soup and talk about love | |||||
Milo & Barbara |
| 1st Produced: | Author's Playhouse in Bay Shore, NY | - | ||||
| Company: | New Author's Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy/Drama, 10 min | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Finalist in the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF) Region IV 10-minute play competition in 2002 | |||||
| Synopsis: | When a husband leaves his wife for several weeks, without a word, without a warning, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over. But, when he returns - it somehow gets even worse. | |||||
Mother of God Visits Hell, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cherry Poppin' Play Festival, Alive Theater, Los Angeles | 2008 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Verse play | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 7 |
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| Synopsis: | Mary visits Hell and sacrifices her soul to save mankind | |||||
Romance Is Dead |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Dark Comedy, 20 min | - | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | Dr. Edward Bainsbridge is a medical examiner who sleeps with his cadavers. And he likes it. After getting caught, he must reveal his motivations to a horrified reporter. Creepy, dark, and woefully, hysterically funny. Mature audiences only | |||||
Spat! |
| 1st Produced: | Saturday Night Lites series in LA | - | ||||
| Company: | Original Works | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Quick and Painless: Saturday Night Lites 2004-2005 Season", Original Works Publishing Company >>>, | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A man and his wife have a horrible spat over the wife's affair with an immigrant. Very funny, but mostly just absurd | |||||
Where's Julie? |
| 1st Produced: | Town and Gown Theatre in Athens, GA | - | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Abridged version published in "Best Student One-Acts: Vol. 7" by the Dramatic Publishing Company , | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy/Satire, 90 min | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Winner of the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF) Region II Short Play Award in 2001 | |||||
| Synopsis: | 15-year old Julie runs away from home to escape her abusive, alcoholic father, her desperately happy mother, and her autistic younger brother, only to find herself "knocked up" by her too-old Latino boyfriend, harassed by her older sister, and shunned by her Born-Again Christian friend. But, when she contemplates abortion, that's when the play gets really funny. Mature audiences only | |||||
You Trippin? |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Dark Comedy, 10 min | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - |
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| Synopsis: | Synopsis: 4 bored teenagers plot to shoot up their high school. Is it a game? Or are they "trippin?" It is actually a very funny play. Or -is it? Mature audiences only | |||||